Unfortunately, there are lots of fakes out there. As in all areas of life there are those who do not have the gift, but pretend to in order to show off.  Even worse, to cheat you out of your money. There are many who make money from the misery of others.

These are not spiritual people, and this is why you need to be careful about who you go to see for your reading.

Cold reading is one way some people work. Guesswork is not far behind it. Also, gossip can be used and embroidered upon to make up a supposed message, by some ignorant beings; those who should know better too. A true medium would never stoop to such levels, and it is here that the need to prove life after death is important. A cold reader cannot tell you anything that could prove life after death, or anything about loved ones in the spirit world. A true medium is needed to contact the spirit world and get real proof for you.

A cold reader is someone who studies your body language and facial expressions whilst they are speaking to you. They look at things like wedding bands or the lack of, and for signs that you may have stopped wearing a ring. They observe you to see if you are nervous when certain subjects are mentioned, and play on the subjects where you are more responsive. They will also most certainly ask you probing questions and do what I called ‘fishing’.

Unfortunately, even in a Spiritualist church, there can be cold readers, fakes, and the downright self-deluded.  Although church committees on the whole try hard to deter these people.

The moral is, only go to someone who has been recommended to you. That way you will know they are genuine, but you should still not offer any personal information in any event before the sitting/reading.  When at your reading answer only – yes, no, or I don’t know what you mean!

Believe me, there are those out there now who make a living from teaching others how to cold read.

A medium should prove life after death to you by giving not only names, but how they passed and what kind of character the person was.  Lots of other info should make a a snap shot of their life and yours.  A medium isn’t there to tell you that you should pay a bill or buy new shoes.  We all have those things to do.  That is no proof of anything alone.

A well respected medium is the only kind to go to for an honest reading.  Enjoy!

My workshops are suitable for all levels of development.  I teach about colour and colour meditation as well as reading ribbons, feathers and stones.  If you would like more information pleace contact me and we can discuss your requirements.

If you would like me to serve your church, I have a few gaps for  bookings   for 2011.

I take church services as well as private functions.  For more information on my services please see my website: WWW.BarbaraBiggin.com

I know all you want to do is feel them, and hold them, and talk to them just as before.  You can, but in a different sense, and all it takes time and practice.  I can help guide you to develop your gifts so that it becomes almost second nature to you.

I am not suggesting you live in the past, that you replace the living with the dead, or that you should not move on in any way.  What I am suggesting is that you come to a realisation that we are all spirit and that as spirit we can all communicate with each other, albeit in a different way.

We came here from our home in the Spirit World to learn the lessons that only human life could teach us, in order to help our eternal evolution.  When our lessons are learned and our time is up, we go back home.

There is no beginning and no end to communication, or to life. It is eternal evolution!

I have found that headaches often occur when novices sit for spirit and build up the power. The problem can be that they don’t then use the power they have built up. This can cause a headache.

My first realisation of this was when I first began to develop. I sat in a meditation group every week and built up the power. The problem was that I didn’t understand what I was doing.  As I did not realise I was in tune with spirit and that they were trying to communicate with me, I did not use up the power which had built.

Every week I went home with a terrible headache and my hubby would say that if going to church gave me headache I should stop going.  He did not understand, but then neither did I.

Once I began to understand what was happening, I was able to do something about it.  If it is happening to you there is something you can do too.

If you have not yet learned to communicate with spirit and don’t know how to use up the power, you can ask, at the end of your session, for any power which is left to be used for healing.  Here is exactly what I do at the end of any session, be it a workshop, class, or personal sitting.

Say a prayer of thanks and then say to spirit ‘May any power left in this room go out as healing to where you know it is needed the most’.

If you have someone whom you know needs the healing you can send it to them.  To do this:  visualise the person lying on a bed. Visualise a gorgeous cloud of blue healing power. Send this cloud to the person and let it envelop them. Stay a while in the state and then thank spirit before drawing away.

Psychic headache may sound weird but its not at all.  Use up the power and lose the headache. Or better still, make sure you use the power wisely and then you don’t get the headache.  Enjoy your work!

We don’t always behave in a spiritual manner sadly.But, we are human and here to live a human existence until we are recalled to our home in the Spirit World.  We have to learn to live this life so that we may evolve as a spirit and be able to move on.

The spirit world is not just our home, it is a place where we can learn and grow, just like here on the earth plane.  There may be reincarnatio and i believe there is, for those who want it or feel the need for it. But we only reincarnate if we choose to.  Many will just choose to evolve in the spirit world.

Our friends and our loved ones are there to greet us when we arrive back home but it would be a waste not to stay here and finish what we came for.  To evolve. To become more of a spiritual being.

Some lessons I am sure, can only be learned through an earthly existence.  It is a unique experience for us all.  Our guides, guardian angels and loved ones,  will help us both in the spirit world and here on this earth.  It is a united effort.

We can learn how to communicate with our loved both hee and in the psirit world and it is always going to be useful to us.  Try beginning your development here.  You will never regret it.  enjoy your life and make the most of it.

I feel that I am at one with spirit here, in the beautiful BC area of Canada.  I still want to go to a meeting.  I am very fortunate that I met Sandra at the Psychic Seminar a few weeks ago. Sandra can give me all the info I need as she lives here in Vancouver.

For those of you abroad and wanting a meeting, there is help at hand.  On my website I have links to various information. One of them is a list of World wide  Spiritualist churches and centres. Just click on the link and away you go.

I wish you a happy vacation and trust you will find spirituality wherever you are.  Enjoy!

We cannot, as mediums, demand who comes forward to work with us, but we can ask.  We ought not ask for a particular spirit as there may be others who are very keen to communicate who might not get through.

As mediums we should work really hard to get through as much information as possible to do the spirit world justice.  We should not settle for a simple sentence or two.  The more evidence the better as that is the only way to prove survival to non believers.

If you are a spirit worker you must set your sights high and never be satisfied.  Only then will you get communication worth the wait.  If the spirit that your sitter wants does not come through you may still get good proof from another loved one.  Don’t think for a minute that our spirit loved ones have nothing to do, but to roll around heaven all day!

When you are developing your psychic ability and learning to use your mediumistic gifts, meditation is essential.  To get to know yourself and your guides, you meditate and go within.  You will find peace and you can ask for your guides to come forward and teach you.

Whilst in this peaceful state your guides can work with you and show you the way.  They may tell you how to communicate with them and also you can tell them how you need things to be within your special partnership.

On occasion, your angel guide may show you more about themselves. I have had guides show me where they used to live and what they used to do.  Essentially it is all about spirit communication.

The more practice you allow yourself to have, the more useful you will find it.  Try it for yourself.  Don’t expect wonders the first time.  Do persevere, it will be woth the work. Enjoy!

Whilst in Canada two years ago, I was having a conversation with a dear friend when suddenly we were joined by a very distinctive lady spirit. I described her to my friend,  right down to her clothes and manner, and my friend immediately brought out a photograph of the very same person I was describing. She said I was using her mannerisms too whilst I talked.

The lady Spirit was her Grandmother, who just happened to love cooking and she proceeded to give lots of information about her own life, as well as the past and present of my friends life. Offering advice and reassurance.  Looking around the kitchen as she did so.

When she was finished imparting all she needed to get across, she said she would bring proof to my friend that she was often near her, by doing something special whilst my friend used her stove. We wondered what it might be!  The stove was always a favourite place for the two.

We did not have long to wait, as the very next day my friend rang me, quite excited by an occurrence near her stove whilst she had been cooking. One item she wasn’t using was her olive oil pourer. It was in the corner of the kitchen counter,  when all of a sudden the spout shot out of the bottle and hurled itself across the kitchen, right to the other side of the apartment.

My friend was adamant that it could not have happened by its own accord. We believe it was her Grandmother bringing the proof she had promised. My friend was so comforted and indeed impressed!  I too was impressed and also surprised that it happened so soon after the reading.  Spirit always amaze me!

It goes to prove that we do not always have to wait for ages to get our loved ones proof of survival!  Keep searching and seeking and I am sure you will get your own proof.

Sand can be used to give a psychic reading. This involves having a tray of sand into which your sitter gently presses their hands, leaving behind their imprint. There are different ways in which you can use this method to read.

The first way is for the medium or psychic to hold their hands above the imprint and read the vibrations which emanate  from it.  A lot of evidence can be gleaned in this way.

The second way is for the medium to look carefully at the imprint and to clairvoyantly pick up the information.  This can work very well too.

The other way is to look at all the little marks made by the imprint and see what sort of images are in there.  Somewhat like a tea leaf reader.  Some patterns look like a house, or maybe a pram, and such.  It is surprising how many articles can be shown in a tray of disturbed sand.

Stones:  Not Runes

Stones can be used to give psychic readings.  They too have a vibration which can be read. It can be a mixture of the vibrations from the stone itself , or vibrations from the person who has been holding them.  Just holding onto stones for a short time will leave quite a lot of information for a reader to glean.  But if the person owns the stones you may well get much more information.

My own collection of stones contains ones from Canada, France and Wales,  as well as from here.  If you want to try reading them yourself then try collecting them whilst you are on holiday or on trips away.  You will soon get a nice assortment.   Enjoy!